Whispers Of Betrayal (Anastasia and Alastor)

Chapter 64

Anastasia did not realize how she reached home. When sitting on the couch, all she could feel was her cold, numb limbs.

Snowball meowed and came over to nest on Anastasia’s lap as if it was trying to help her warm up her stiff body.

Gazing at Snowball in her embrace, Anastasia chuckled. “I still have you with me Snowball”

As she spoke. Anastasia got all choked up. “I only have you now”

She had lost everything. All she had left was Snowball to accompany her.

Snowball was most likely the only emotional support that kept her going

After turning on the heater. Anastasia nestled by the ceiling-to-floor window and read her diary entry of the past.

Whenever Anastasia was shaken up, forgetting the past temporarily would become her go-to choice. That was her protection mechanism kicking off

However, the diary re-awakened Anastasia’s memories and ignited her sorrow.

“Anastasia, what kind of house do you like?”

Jace had once asked Anastasia what type of house she adored.

“A stand-alone, quiet one with front and back yards. Also, it’s better if it comes with ceiling-to-floor windows, a wall-mounted stove, bloomed flowers in the courtyard, and a cat. Our home should consist of you, me, and our kitty.”

Anastasia could barely remember what state of mind she was in when she wrote that sentence.

That was all six years ago.

things were

sense of hearing than Anastasia. It

Alastor

he came home,

him, Alastor did

its

on an act to

arrested?” The first thing Alastor did upon stepping inside

planning

put aside. “Just because Sienna showed me your diary and exposed the indecent acts between you and

deep breath, her gaze landed

turned out that Alastor had long

raised you and cared for you for so many years. You ought to be grateful to her.” A pucker creased Alastor’s

a wave of suffocation looming,

I’m already grateful enough not to claim

but I’m even a promiscuous wretch with a messed up private life. Isn’t that what you think of me?” Anastasia blurted out the words Alastor had

already see

even wanted to sabotage her and throw her behind

be told, he would never expect Anastasia

had

a person be so savage?” he muttered

At least you could tell right from

stereotyped another as a diabolical person, no matter what the other party did, it would

Meredith did nothing wrong, the police will release her.” Anastasia curled up in a ball and tightened her shawl. “You came here